Bernard Serge Gagné

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Bernard Serge Gagné is an
architect and urban designer with more than 30 years’ experience.
He is currently a senior partner in the Québec City–based
architectural and design firm ABCP, which he joined in 2002, as
director of urban planning and urban design. This award-winning firm
provides service and expertise across
Canada and to countries in Western and Central Europe, North Africa,
Southeast Asia, and the Caribbean. Mr. Gagné’s main interest and
expertise is in urban design, restoration and architectural
insertion, as well as recycling and new architecture. He has been
engaged in the practice of architectural conservation since 1987 and
in innovative urban design since 1995. After completing his initial
studies in Quebec, Mr. Gagné pursued further study and work in
Turkey and in France. On his return to Quebec, he collaborated on
several major award-winning architectural projects, such as the
Shaughnessy House for the Canadian Centre for Architecture, and the
Théâtre Capitole in Québec City. From 1994 to 2000, he was
co-partner of Gagné Lemieux architectes, and taught at Université
Laval. Among his many accomplishments, Mr. Gagné was the project
manager for the multiple award-winning project to give new life to
the Augustinian Monastery heritage site in Québec City. Among the
many heritage and architectural awards it has garnered, the new
wellness hotel has also been named the number one travel experience
by National
Geographic Traveler magazine.
Mr. Gagné is involved
on a volunteer basis in the preservation and enhancement of heritage
buildings and sites. He has been a member of the Ordre des
architectes du Québec since 1990, and holds
a bachelor’s degree in architecture (1988).